The Wallabies’ disastrous Rugby World Cup campaign still haunts Will Skelton, with the towering lock having returned to national team duty desperate to make amends on Australia’s Grand Slam tour of the UK and Ireland.
Skelton was captain of Australia’s squad at last year’s World Cup in France but, because of injury, only played one match in the tournament.
‘Imperious’ pair smoke rapid tons for SA; Aussie bowlers find groove: One-Day Wrap
Mackenzie Harvey and Daniel Drew have hit monster centuries for South Australia against Victoria, with Australia’s white-ball batting depth on full display at Karen Rolton Oval.
Osobor’s double-double helps send Washington past UC Davis in Sprinkle’s debut
Great Osobor scored 15 points and tied a career high grabbing 17 rebounds and Washington rallied late to beat UC Davis 79-73 to usher in the Danny Sprinkle era on Tuesday night. In the season opener for both teams, Washington used a balanced attack with Mekhi Mason scoring 13 points and reserves Zoom Diallo scored 12 and Wilhelm Breidenbach 10 respectively. The Aggies' TY Johnson scored a career-high 35 points shooting 10 of 25 and 13 for 16 from the free-throw line.
‘Gets you nowhere’: The big question looming over Australia’s ‘genius’ white ball phenomenon
Jake Fraser-McGurk has been implored to find a ‘second gear’ with his batting for Australia, with questions on his style of play asked after his side’s two-wicket win over Pakistan on Monday.
Hield explains why Steph’s 3-balls feel like ‘nine-point plays’
Buddy Hield is enjoying his new status as Golden State Warriors teammates with Steph Curry.
Flyers fall in final minute as their struggles without Ersson continue
The Flyers saw some offensive life Tuesday night, but they had to defend a lot and didn't have their No. 1 goalie in a 6-4 loss to the Hurricanes.
First-ever 12 team playoff rankings revealed: what did we learn? | College Football Power Hour
Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz and Adam Breneman provide instant reactions to the 12 team College Football Playoff rankings and preview the biggest games of Week 11.
Could the Big Ten gets four teams in CFB Playoff? | College Football Power Hour
Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz and Adam Breneman react to the initial College Football Playoff rankings - which showed some good news for the conference and its chances of potentially picking up a third of the teams in this year’s field. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
Arizona State pulls away late to beat Idaho State 55-48
Alston Mason scored 14 points to lead Arizona State to a 55-48 victory over Idaho State on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. BJ Freeman added 12 points and eight rebounds for Arizona State. Joson Sanon chipped in 11 points.
NFL trade deadline winners and losers: While Chiefs and Lions bolster Super Bowl hopes, Cowboys sacrifice only their future
DeAndre Hopkins is already paying off for the Chiefs and the Lions and Commanders beefed up on defense. But what are the Cowboys and Steelers both made underwhelming additions.
‘Squashed it as fast as they could’: David Warner calls for India ball-tampering probe
- Retired opener wants Cricket Australia to explain investigation
- Umpire claimed ‘scratch’ on ball in tour match against Australia A
David Warner has accused Cricket Australia of sweeping the India A ball-tampering accusation under the carpet, suggesting officials had quickly “squashed” the issue before the Test summer.
Warner officially declared closure on his own ball-tampering scandal on Wednesday, after being announced as the Sydney Thunder’s new BBL captain. The 38-year-old’s appointment comes just a fortnight after his lifetime leadership ban was lifted, removing the last remaining sanction from Australia’s 2018 ball-tampering saga.
Continue reading...BYU pulls away early behind Demin, Saunders to beat Central Arkansas 88-50
Egor Demin scored 18 points and had 11 assists and BYU rolled to an 88-50 victory over Central Arkansas on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. Kanon Catchings scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half for BYU. Richie Saunders finished with 16 points and eight rebounds and Keba Keita grabbed 10 boards to go with six points.
Islanders complete comeback with 4-3 shootout win over Penguins
Bo Horvat scored the only goal in a shootout and the New York Islanders rallied past the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Meet the new CFP rankings, same as the old-school media poll
CFP rankings look a lot like the AP poll, with the same overvalued and undervalued teams.
Floyd’s 23 lead North Texas over Evansville 80-63
Jasper Floyd had 23 points in North Texas' 80-63 season-opening victory against Evansville on Tuesday night. Floyd also had five assists for the Mean Green. Johnathan Massie added 18 points while shooting 6 for 11 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line while he also had eight rebounds.